this isn't an appropriate forum for that kind of question....try some other PC forums online, try Google-ing an answer

Maybe she wants to do this with a Mac using those parts. Maybe she just wants to toy with it. Maybe she wants to take those parts and forge a nuclear bomb. Who cares? There are people on here, myself included, that use PC parts for modding. Frankly, it's not "appropriate" for you to decide what should be posted here and what should be posted elsewhere. You’re not a moderator. B)

As for the question at hand... I don't know the answer :pinch: :silly:

this isn't an appropriate forum for that kind of question....try some other PC forums online, try Google-ing an answer

Maybe she wants to do this with a Mac using those parts. Maybe she just wants to toy with it. Maybe she wants to take those parts and forge a nuclear bomb. Who cares? There are people on here, myself included, that use PC parts for modding.

exactly. I'm trying to figure out if I can mod an ibook (15") into a swivel screen itablet ie something along the lines of a gateway cx2000s

being that there was no further information given, i assumed it "inappropriate"it seemed the person was asking about a pc laptop, perhaps to buywithout the information on the ibook mod/conversion, how was i to know?

I imagein that they used a rounded cable setup that helps the LCD swivel around easyly. My best guest is to rewire the LCD from a flat ribbon like cable to a round cable and rebuild the mounts and add some sort of a swivel. Thing is you won't beable to make it turn 360 or more.

I imagein that they used a rounded cable setup that helps the LCD swivel around easyly. My best guest is to rewire the LCD from a flat ribbon like cable to a round cable and rebuild the mounts and add some sort of a swivel. Thing is you won't beable to make it turn 360 or more.

That might actauly work just fine. I only need it to swivle 180 cause I want it to lay back down on the keyboard. That just might do that trick. Now anybody know a good place that will sell you a LCD touch screen? I'm thinking of just buying a broken table pc and useing the screen from that? Dunno how that wil go though.

Checkout ebay for a touch screen LCD. Heres a few samples for a search.

POS systemPar registerLCD touchTouch screen

The only problem is that you will end up disabling the built on LCD and using the other LCD though the VGA on the ibook. For the touch function to work you would need a touch screen that uses a USB or Firewire connection. Avoid serial connections because iBooks don't have serials. Unless you can find a Serial to USB converter then you can use a Serial based touch screen.

troll touch has some nice ones. There are also clear covers you can put over the screen for somewhat limted touch, but not too bad. Also, infared (IIRC) adapters you can use to achieve the same effect.

Using something with a Wacom digitizer isa better solution than what a pressuresensitive screen gives you which is inessence only mouse emulation.But the real issue is even if you get itworking there are really no programs tomake full use of the inking capability.For what you are talking about I think youwould have a better chance of putting theiBook guts into the PC case than gettingthe hinge to fit in an iBookYou might want to think of a hinge andslider mechanism such as this. Even if youhave to make a connector that allows you tounplug adjust the screen and than plug theconnector back in.

One last note I have responded to this postusing nothing but a 3lb. slate PCTraitor you might say! Yes but I ama Professional and I need tools notideology to get my Job done.Unfortunately Mr. Jobs does not want tooffer us these tools.Joseph

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